Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

OGLE-2017-BLG-1806L b

A sub-neptune orbiting the unknown OGLE-2017-BLG-1806L, located approximately 20,874.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.15 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.27 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.14 g
  • Semi-major axis 1.7500 AU
  • Distance from Earth 20,873.98 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.759
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 368,112,687 years

OGLE-2017-BLG-1806L b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.15 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.192 R♃
Mass
5.27 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.017 M♃
Density
2.91 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.14 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.759
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Microlensing
Facility OGLE
Telescope 1.3 m Warsaw University Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1741of 1978

top 88.0%

This planet

2.15R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth OGLE-2017-BLG-1806L b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.1511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.27317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.911.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.142.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 5.270 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.150 R⊕ · percentile 11 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.270 M⊕ · percentile 12 / cohort 1978
Distance 6,400.00 pc · percentile 99 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.759 · percentile 98 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
days
Semi-major axis
1.7500 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
°

Year Length

Orbital period for this planet has not yet been measured.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.759

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Zang et al. 2023

Instrument

OGLE CCD Array

Publication

2023-03

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: OGLE-2017-BLG-1806L

Spectral Class

Unknown

Effective Temperature

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.380 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
6,400.00 parsec
Light-years 20,873.98 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 368,112,687 yr

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